May 9 - May 10, 2012

Chadron, Nebraska

Instructors: Dan Fink and Dan Bartmann
Price = $240

If you are considering moving off the grid, are already off grid and want a deeper understanding of your power system, or if you want to expand your electrical contracting or grid-tied solar business to include off-grid solar, wind and hydro power systems, this is the class for you!

Also note, there is a 6-day hands-on Wind Turbine Design and Construction class and a 3-day Wind Turbine Towers and Installation class preceding this one, at the same location. Bundle discounts are available if you wish to take all three classes.

This workshop is 75% classroom, 25% hands on. The hands-on portion will include a field trip to observe and discuss existing off-grid systems in the area, and performing a full system inspection and maintenance cycle on the existing system that's on site.

Topics covered:

Overview
Units of measurement
Fuels
What is the grid?
Off-grid vs.on-grid
Site assessment
Solar
Wind
Hydro
Battery banks
How to design an off-grid system
Sources and their controls
Inverters
Breakers and disconnects
System Monitoring
Tools
Conservation / Efficiency
Load selection
Economics
Resources
Discussion / Q&A
Course evaluations